Power Up: No stimulus compromise yet with GOP as Democrats prepare to act without them Jacqueline Alemany the anniversary of the approval of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in 1865. How are you honoring the month? Thanks for waking up with us. At the White House THE LONG VIEW: Republican lawmakers emerging from a two-hour meeting with President Biden at the White House expressed optimism about reaching a deal on a coronavirus relief package. But so far, no compromise was announced as more economists and members of his party urged the nascent administration to go big to tackle the crisis.